OK Nationals at Dabchicks Sailing Club

OK Nationals at Dabchicks Sailing Club - Day 1

by Jennie Clark 12 Jul 11:24 PDT 12-15 July 2025

Terry Curtis, winner of the Yellow Suit Award for day one of the OK Nationals at Dabchicks, awarded due to his toestraps ‘coming loose' resulting in him falling out at the start © Jennie Clark

Sponsored by Pinnell & Bax and Synergy Marine

The OK class are holding their 25 National Championships at West Mersea, with the event hosted by Dabchicks SC. Glorious sunshine greeted the competitors for day one of the event, with racing taking place in the afternoon. Today's races were sponsored by Pinnell and Bax and the very welcome after race beer was kindly provided by Synergy Marine.

PRO Paul Jackson provided a comprehensive briefing to the competitors before they went afloat for races 1 and 2. The event is being held Saturday to Tuesday, allowing those members of the fleet who'd been at the Europeans at Warnemunde to get back to the UK in time for join in this event.

Forecasts earlier in the week had suggested that the wind would be light but the sea breeze gave the competitors some exhilarating sailing around the course. Race 1 was sailed around a triangle:sausage course, and sausage:triangle was used for race 2.

With some notable names missing from this years event it's anyone's guess as to who is going to come out National Champion but today it was Oliver Davenport who took the bullet in race 1 and Ben Flower in race 2. Ben leads the fleet at the end of day one, followed by Richard Burton and Adrian Pells.

The host club have a packed programme of socials for the fleet to enjoy, with a competitors supper and quiz night being held tonight.

Results after Day 1:

Pos	Helm	Sail No	Club	Division	Nat	R1	R2	Pts
1st	Baabii’o Flower	26	Tobermory YC	None		3	1	4
2nd	Richard Burton	8	South Cerney SC	None		4	2	6
3rd	Adrian Pells	23	Harwich Town SC	Veteran (+)	GBR	5	5	10
4th	Andrew Rushworth	67	Christchurch	Master (+)	GBR	7	4	11
5th	Terry Curtis	69	Castle Cove SC	Veteran (+)	GBR	9	3	12
6th	Olivier St Clair-Vidal	0	ranleagh	None		11	6	17
7th	Peter Thomas Holbrook	2183	Harwich Town	None			7	17
8th	Bernard Clark	47	Overy Staithe SC	Master (+)	GBR	16	9	25
9th	Neil Goodhead	55	South Staffs SC	Veteran (+)		17		27
th	Simon Turner	2177	Overy Staithe SC	None		15	12	27
11th	Karen Robertson	14	Loch Earn SC / Dalgety Bay SC	Veteran (+)		13	14	27
12th	Simon Davis	999	Waldringfield SC	Master (+)	GBR	18	11	29
13th	Clive Quantrill		Waldringfield SC	Veteran (+)	GBR	19	13	32
14th	Oliver Davenport	97	Northampton	None		1	OCS	35
15th	Edward Crichton	93	Hayling Island SC	None	20		15	35
16th	Dave Bourne	17	Herne Bay	Veteran (+)		2	OCS	36
17th	Steve Cooke	2267	Minnis Bay SC	Grand Master (+)		6	RET	40
18th	Keith Byers	2276	Morecambe SC/RWYC	Master (+)		RET	8	42
19th	Nigel King	2241	Exe	Veteran (+)		8	DNS	42
th	Alex Ogilvie	65	HISC	None		12	RET	46
21st	Nick Logan	24	Rutland SC	None		14	RET	48
22nd	Sarah Meyer	68	Loch Earn SC	None		21	RET	55
23rd	Tim O'Leary	1966	Felixstowe Ferry SC	Grand Master (+)	GBR	22	RET	56
24th	Chris Baines	2166	Morecambe SC	Veteran (+)		23	DNS	57
25th	Jack Hodgkins	2128	South Staffs SC	Junior (23 And Under)		24	OCS	58
26th	RUPERT SMITH	2239	Newhaven & Seaford SC	Master (+)	GBR	25	RET	59
27th	Daz Prior	2147	HISC	Veteran (+)		DNC	DNC	68
27th	Matt Norton	88	Royal Varuna YC	Veteran (+)	THA	DNF	RET	68
27th	Anthony Rich	25	Bowmoor SC	Veteran (+)	GBR	DNC	DNC	68
27th	MICHAEL MACMILLAN	45	Loch Earn SC	Veteran (+)		DNC	DNC	68
27th	James Downer	49	Gurnard	None	GBR	DNC	DNC	68
27th	mary reddyhoff	58	Parkstone YC	Grand Master (+)		DNS	DNC	68
27th	Rodney Tidd	68	Overy Staithe	Master (+)		DNC	DNC	68